Kids 'rescued' in suspected baby trafficking case
July 15, 2010 (Thursday)

PAPA

KUCHING: Barely 48 hours after rescuing a three-week old baby, police here “rescued” three more children in a suspected baby trafficking case.

A 27-day-old girl, a seven-month-old boy and another 35-month-old boy – were found in a house here during a raid yesterday morning.

A well-known local businessman and his wife have been called in to give their statements together with five others.

Sarawak CID chief SAC II Huzir Mohamed said all three babies found yesterday had documentation.

“The children all have birth certificates and a check with the National Registration Department confirmed it.

“However, we want to be very sure and will conduct a DNA test to ascertain if the couple detained are the biological parents,’’ he said, adding that if they were the real parents, they would be released.

SAC Huzir said initial investigations revealed that the 27-da old girl was registered with a couple while the two boys were registered under another couple.

The two couples and another man who were at the scene were taken to the police station to facilitate investigations.

“We are still investigating whether any crime was committed. We need to investigate and wait for the DNA results to establish if there is any link among the suspects,” he said.

On the involvement of the prominent businessman and his wife, Huzir said they had come voluntarily to clarify certain issues. Read more

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